Laberintitis Quotes & Sayings

Mixed with this frustration was the suspicion that Northern lives were being wasted because of mismanagement and political meddling, a suspicion reinforced by Lincoln's firing of McClellan, who, despite his poor showing in the field, was widely respected as a military professional. These are the views reflected in Holmes's letter. They were Copperhead views, but one did not need to be a Democrat in the fall of 1862 to share them. — Louis Menand

Rush Limbaugh is good for the party. Drive it all the way down, take it down as low as it can go, make complete fools of themselves, because it's always darkest before the dawn, and then maybe a moderate can come in and rescue them. — Evan Thomas

Even now, does not an East-end worker live in such artificial conditions as practically to be cut off from the natural surface of the earth? — H.G.Wells

I have lived to know that the secret of happiness is never to allow your energies to stagnate. — Adam Clarke

Republicans are always criticizing President Obama for using the teleprompter. Is that a big deal? After eight years of George Bush, I'm glad we have a president that can read. — Jay Leno

Think I'll win. Could be big. — Bob Dole